Bickford Shaft
Bickford Shaft is a historic site in Carn Brea, Cornwall, England. Bickford Shaft is situated nearby to the ruins 18th Century Chimney, as well as near Diaspora Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pool Methodist Church and East Pool mine.
Pool Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pool Methodist Church is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Bickford Shaft.
East Pool mine
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Pool mine, was a metalliferous mine in the Camborne and Redruth mining area, just east of the village of Pool in Cornwall. Worked from the early 18th century until 1945, first for copper and later tin, it was very profitable for much of its life. East Pool mine is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Bickford Shaft.
St Illogan’s Church
Church
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Illogan’s Church is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Bickford Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pool and Illogan Highway.
Pool
Village
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pool is a village in Carn Brea civil parish in west Cornwall, England. It is bypassed by the A30, on the A3047 between Camborne and Redruth, between Tuckingmill and Illogan Highway.
Illogan Highway
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Illogan Highway is a village on the A30 main road west of Redruth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the civil parish of Carn Brea. Thomas Merritt, who composed several Christmas carols, including "Hark the Glad Sound!
Tuckingmill
Village
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuckingmill is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which is in the civil parish of Camborne. Tucking Mill was the Cornish term for a fulling mill which was where homespun cloth was dipped, cleansed and dressed.
Bickford Shaft
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Carn Brea, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.22539° or 50° 13′ 31″ northLongitude
-5.26884° or 5° 16′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C2P6PGJ+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 8768508144OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine_shaftOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 18th Century Chimney and Diaspora Gardens.
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